Tying a Bitters Orange Crab/Urchin Pattern with Davie McPhail 

Thank you sir. Will try this next week in Cancun😊

Fantastic Davie. Irresistible Bonefish lures, and the perfect saltwater fly. An excellent 1st tutorial of the new year.

Most fun I've had watching you tie. So cool. Have a marvelous new year!

All the best for the new year Davie,for you and your family. Great fly,work great for bass to.

Excellent tie! thank you I will stock up on these!

Fantastic Davie! On a side note .. over here in Germany hunting is quite popular and they DO like their trophies,so I went to a taxidermist and asked if he had scraps left over...result!! Got polar bear,black bear,jackal,weasel,mouflon (hollow fibers and great colour).. thought I would share this idea with everyone! Tightlines!!!!

Great looking fly mate. Glad you can do a lot of different ones. Those would work great on those small mouth bass as well. Super way to start the new year. Have a great day and thanks for sharing. Best Regards Ken

Happy New Year, Davie! Very interesting fly for new year starting.

Another nice fly Davie. Happy New year

Enjoyed the lesson thank you sir

A Pleasure, as Ever.

Nice .. happy new year to you and your Dave.

Super

Nicely done Davie. I used to tie these using epoxy before UV resin was popular. The UV resin is much nicer to use for a fly like this.

Love those style flies, simple and effective. I am going to th a Red Fish version, slightly bigger.

When I say Panfish ,....this can be Shell-crackers ,..or " Croppernose" ,..Maybe Big Blue gills ....what ever . ...and Rock Bass around here in these parts of Kentucky " The BlueGrass State " .... Thanks So Much for your in-sight on this information .

Muy bueno! Gracias, feliz año nuevo! Ojalá siga creciendo el canal!. Podrías hacer, mas adelante, alguna mariposa? Gracias

This will be Great for the Big Bluegill / or Panfish in this area { Kentucky } Lakes and Ponds area ..... Thanks

There's the move!

Might be a good fly for Carp as well!

a nice pattern Daviesan.. healthy 2018!! ;)

I think, that thise fly have to catch perch very well, good job)

Can you do some UK saltwater flies thanks. PS excellent as always

I have never went saltwater fishing. If one were to size this fly back to about a #10, and dub a rear body with a rib, I think that you would have a killer dragonfly nymph pattern. I've been working with the UV resin lately as well. I have a pattern that I'm calling "Watson's Flash Fry", and I wondered if you would take a look at it and let me know what you think. Best wishes for a wonderful New Year. Ken Watson

Hi Davie. Tell me please which brand of uv cure epoxy and flashlight you use.

Great fly as usual Davie. Like the colour combinations too. On another note just getting started in the use of resins. I see you use bug bond and now fulling mill. How does the fulling mill compare with the bug bond and what torch would you recommend as there seems to be less expensive than others.

I would bounce that through the riprap even in fresh water.

Pop’s Bitters

What brand of bobbin is that? I have been looking for one like that here in the US but have not found one.

What brand/model vice do you use Dave?

DM many thanks for posting. Do you reckon tied down would they work for mullet. If so what changes / colours would you suggest. Many thanks Lewis.

I can put my rod away. I've seen it all now.